MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics115% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive313% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B17
MotherboardMSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180903
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '19 at 00:51
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$145
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 165
2-Core 329
107% 197 Pts
4-Core 625
8-Core 964
98% 794 Pts
64-Core 968
60% 968 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 106%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3618 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 135
Parallax 139
122% 141 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 138
Splatting 108
113% 142 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 115%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1073 835 842 843 844 847 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
313% Outstanding
Read 2,093
Write 2,422
Mixed 1,714
SusWrite 880
399% 1,777 MB/s
4K Read 68
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 94.8
319% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,877
DQ Write 1,590
DQ Mixed 1,630
1,249% 1,699 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 313%
Great: 355%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
255GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 437 423 424 423 424 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 484
Mixed 438
SusWrite 436
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 59.7
205% 73.7 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 242
212% 316 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 126%
Great: 126%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 96 97 99 101 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
43.4% Average
Read 53.3
Write 85.5
Mixed 63
SusWrite 97
55% 74.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.5
143% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 39.5
MC Mixed 29.2
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 29.5
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) Builds (Compare 6,525 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B17) - $450

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $1,135
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